TOM DORSEY (1938-2024), COFOUNDER OF THOMAS & THOMAS

Tom Dorsey passed away peacefully February 14, 2024 at his home in New Haven, Connecticut. He was 86 years old. Dorsey and his brother-in-law Tom Maxwell founded the rod company Thomas & Thomas in 1969 in a Civil War-era farmhouse on the banks of a spring creek near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. At the time, the Cumberland Valley was famous for its spring creek fishing, and locals like Charlie Fox and Vincent Marinaro were among the top fly-fishing experts of the day. Soon, Marinaro, Ernest Schwiebert, and numerous other authorities were extolling the virtues of Thomas & Thomas bamboo rods. A long waiting list for their rods soon developed, forcing the two Toms to increase production. So in 1974 they bought the historic Montague and Sewell N. Dunton milling machines at an auction, purchased…

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Fly Fisherman (Digital) - 1 Issue, June/July 2024

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